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Tele911
Tele911 is a telemedicine company that diverts low-acuity 911 calls away from crowded emergency rooms by connecting patients on scene with board-certified emergency physicians over video, on average within about 40 seconds. Founded by physician-entrepreneur Dr. Ramon Lizardo, the company equips paramedics and medics as the doctor's hands, eyes, and ears so patients can be treated in place instead of being transported to a hospital - reducing unnecessary ambulance trips, ED visits, and cost. The model has reached millions of lives across multiple states and positions itself as the nation's leading ER-diversion and virtual emergency department solution.
Ramon Lizardo
Ramon Lizardo is a board-certified emergency physician turned founder who built Tele911, the largest virtual emergency medicine practice in the United States. Tele911 puts an ER doctor on a paramedic's iPad in roughly 37 seconds, letting crews treat people in their living rooms instead of hauling them to a hospital that does not need them. He earned his MD at 24, sold his first company at 29, advised health plans, and scaled Tele911 from a 2015 idea into a COVID-era lifeline spanning 7,500 medics and 150-plus health plans. He stepped down as CEO at the end of 2024 and remains on the board.